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Abu Dhabi Without Europe: The Ukraine Talks' Missing Seat
United States-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia are set for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, but the Kremlin says Europe has no seat at the table…
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Twenty-Eight Governors: A Majority Democrats Have Not Held Since 2010
Democrats now hold twenty-eight of the fifty governorships, a majority for the first time since 2010, after picking up five on Tuesday. Marcus and Cl…
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The Kansas Audit: When One Percent Triggers a Hand Count
Kansas has ordered a close-race audit after the governor's race fell within one percent, with a hand count in ten percent of precincts in each county…
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The King's Speech: The Agenda in One Afternoon
A speech written by the government, delivered by the King, about laws the King has nothing to do with. Marcus and Claire on the King's Speech, the St…
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The Party Autopsies: What Both Sides Get Wrong About the Result
Every election produces two stories: why the winners say they won, and why the losers say they lost. Marcus and Claire on the party autopsies, what t…
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The Local Revolution: The Mayors Who Moved First
While Washington obsesses over Congress, the most interesting results may be in city hall. Marcus and Claire on the local revolution, the mayors who …
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The Health Care Cliff: Subsidies and the January Deadline
Beneath the leadership races, a deadline will hit millions of households directly: health care subsidies. Marcus and Claire on the health care cliff,…
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The Money Trail: What Record Campaign Spending Actually Bought
This was one of the most expensive midterm campaigns in American history, but what did all that spending actually buy? Marcus and Claire follow the m…
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The War Powers Test: Congress, Iran, and the New Majority
Who decides when America goes to war? Marcus and Claire on the war powers test facing the new Congress, the War Powers Resolution, the funding lever,…
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The Oversight Arsenal: Subpoenas, Hearings, and Accountability
A new House majority means new committee chairs, and with them the subpoenas, hearings, and confirmation fights of oversight. Marcus and Claire on wh…
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